Google Faces £13.6 Billion Antitrust Lawsuit in UK

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is facing a mass lawsuit in the UK for allegedly abusing its dominance in the online advertising market. The lawsuit seeks up to 13.6 billion pounds in damages for publishers of websites and apps who claim losses due to Google's anticompetitive behavior.

Google parent Alphabet must face a mass lawsuit which accuses it of abusing its dominance in the online advertising market, London's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled on Wednesday.

The lawsuit seeks damages of up to 13.6 billion pounds ($17.4 billion) on behalf of publishers of websites and apps based in the United Kingdom, who say they have suffered losses due to Google's allegedly anticompetitive behaviour.

Google last month urged the CAT to block the case, which it argued was incoherent, but the tribunal said in a written ruling that it would certify the case to proceed towards a trial.